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Supreme Court Committees to Review Complaint Procedures for DAs, PDs, Clerks

Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Sep 9, 2025

The Tennessee Supreme Court has formed a three-member committee to review procedures for handling complaints against district attorneys (DAs) and public defenders (PDs), after repeated misconduct allegations against Shelby County DA Steve Mulroy by state Sen. Brent Taylor, R-Eads. According to the Daily Memphian, the court in July appointed William Koch, dean of the Nashville School of Law; Victor “Torry” Johnson, Belmont College of Law professor; and Lang Wiseman, former chief counsel to Gov. Bill Lee, to the new review committee. In addition, Justice Mary Wagner will chair a committee that will make recommendations on a disciplinary board for court clerks. Mulroy disputes Taylor’s claim that the panel is investigating him personally, noting that five of Taylor’s prior complaints have already been dismissed, including one about sharing juvenile records that was legal under a new law Taylor sponsored. Action News 5 reports on the dismissal of that complaint.